| 单词 | scorn |
| 释义 | scorn —scorner, n. —scorningly, adv. /skawrn/, n. 1. open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt. 2. an object of derision or contempt. 3. a derisive or contemptuous action or speech. 4. laugh to scorn, to ridicule; deride: Her good advice was laughed to scorn. v.t. 5. to treat or regard with contempt or disdain: They scorned the old beggar. 6. to reject, refuse, or ignore with contempt or disdain: She scorned my help. v.i. 7. to mock; jeer. [1150-1200; (n.) ME scorn, scarn < OF escarn < Gmc (cf. obs. D schern mockery, trickery); (v.) ME skarnen, sc(h)ornen < OF escharnir, eschernir << Gmc] Syn. 1. contumely. See contempt. 5. disdain, contemn, despise, detest. Ant. 3. praise. |
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